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Feds Explore How to Hinder Google’s Search Dominance in Latest Antitrust Probe: Report

State regulators and Justice Department officials are purportedly investigating ways to limit Google’s authority in the online search market as part of an antitrust probe. Gabriel Weinberg, the CEO of rival, privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo, told Bloomberg that federal and state authorities have approached the company within the last few weeks to ask about requiring…

Tech News Alyse Stanley

White House Propaganda Video Falsely Claims ‘Domestic Terrorists’ Planted Bricks for Protesters

This video, obtained by Gizmodo, was posted to—then deleted from—the official White House Twitter account. Gizmodo has obscured some identities and added commentary but has not altered or edited the source video otherwise. On Wednesday, the White House tweeted a compilation of videos purporting to document an organized “domestic terror” operation by anti-fascist (antifa) groups…

Politics Tom McKay & Dell Cameron

Criterion Channel Lifts Paywall on Films by Black Filmmakers in Support of Black Lives Matter

The Criterion Collection has removed the paywall on many films that focus on Black lives and works by Black filmmakers on its streaming service the Criterion Channel, allowing users to stream them for free even if they do not subscribe to the service. Criterion said that it will make free films by Julie Dash, William…

Tech News Catie Keck

Hulu Is the Latest Streaming Company to End Support for Older Devices

Here we go again: On June 24, Hulu will stop supporting some older Roku devices. The move comes according to a recent update to its support page, as spotted by Ars Technica. Affected models include the Roku Streaming Player (models 2400 to 3100) and the Roku Streaming Stick (model 3420 or earlier), which do not…

Tech News Joanna Nelius

Every Feature in Sony’s Upcoming High-End Noise-Cancelling Headphones Just Leaked

Sony’s WH-1000XM3 is one of the best pairs of active noise-cancelling headphones on the market, but based on a Walmart product listing (which we’re guessing was accidental because it was taken down), the successor to Sony’s current top-of-the-line cans should be even better. While Walmart’s leaked listing for the upcoming WH1000XM4 doesn’t contain any product…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford

Ban This Shit

Once the global pandemic hit, it was a no-brainer that those with the privilege of working from home absolutely should. But the ability to work remotely also came with a surge in workplace surveillance programs—a dangerous trend that ought to be smacked down before it’s too late. (Which, unfortunately, already may be true.) The premise…

Artificial Intelligence Victoria Song

Facebook Let a Politician Advocate Shooting Looters With His ‘Liberty Machine’

Popular Information broke the news Thursday that Facebook had allowed a Republican Congressional candidate to run an ad suggesting that looters should be shot. In the video, former Georgia Congressman Paul Broun, who is currently running to represent Georgia’s 9th Congressional District, fires off his “liberty machine”—an AR15—over the caption “Looting hoards from Atlanta? That’s…

Tech News Whitney Kimball

Signal’s Proving Why It’s The Protestor’s App Of Choice

To put it bluntly, there are plenty of folks with good reason to be scared right now. As more and more of us continue to peacefully protest the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, uniformed officers are turning literal weapons of war against us, leaving an untold number of protestors, reporters, and bystanders with…

Privacy & Security Shoshana Wodinsky

Free Doom for Chromebooks Is a Better Google Gaming Deal Than Stadia

As discovered by Android Police, if you decided to save a bit of money on your last laptop upgrade by opting for a Chromebook, you can now save a few more bucks on a couple of decades old iconic first-person-shooters as both Doom and Doom II are currently available as free Chromebook perks. Your mileage…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Quibi Qui-Boned

After a lukewarm launch and less-than-encouraging revelations about the company’s subscription figures, Quibi’s senior executives will take pay cuts as the short-form streaming service looks to cut costs. Quibi’s chief executive Meg Whitman and its founder Jeffrey Katzenberg will each take a 10 percent hit to their salaries, according to a copy of an internal…

Tech News Catie Keck

You’ll Soon Be Able to Buy That Distraction-Free Rotary Dial Cellphone

Earlier this year, Justine Haupt revealed a custom cellphone she built that eschewed unwanted battery-killing distractions like a touchscreen. In its place was an old-school rotary dial for placing calls, and while it looked antiquated, there were apparently enough people as fed up with the state of modern smartphones that Haupt has created a new…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

How to Dispose of Live Ammo Left by Police

On Tuesday, Washington, DC, resident Ed Felten tweeted an image of a black bulb resembling a Christmas ornament, lying in a patch of spring grass. “Very relieved that the unexploded flash-bang grenade that my daughter found and innocently picked up this morning didn’t explode in her face,” Felten, former White House deputy chief technology officer,…

Gadgets Whitney Kimball

How to Overclock Your CPU

Overclocking remains one of the most fulfilling hacks you can do to your home computer, but it’s not exactly something you can just jump into without any prior knowledge—though it’s certainly easier than it used to be. Here we’ll take you through the steps and resources you need to know about to get to grips…

Gadgets David Nield

It’s the 10th Anniversary of That Time Mark Zuckerberg Showed the World His True Sweaty Self

Remember how, over approximately 52 minutes in 2010, the reptilian pulling levers in Mark Zuckerberg’s brain briefly fled his host and left a trembling wet man onstage at the mercy of Kara Swisher? You remember: Today, that fateful conversation about privacy has turned ten years old. At the time, Zuckerberg was semi-recently apologizing for Facebook…

Tech News Whitney Kimball

Things Are Looking Grim for AMC Theatres

As the future of theaters remains uncertain post-pandemic, cinema chain AMC said in a regulatory filing this week that “substantial doubt exists” about its “ability to continue as a going concern” and its chances of springing back even after its theaters are, eventually, permitted to reopen. The largest theater chain in the U.S. revealed unease…

Tech News Catie Keck

Minneapolis Cops Sued for Shooting, Beating, and Gassing Over a Dozen Journalists

The ACLU has filed a class-action lawsuit against Minnesota authorities on behalf of journalists whom state and local police were filmed beating, shooting, gassing, and arresting during protests against the police killing of George Floyd. In an overnight filing, the ACLU claims the city of Minneapolis, the Minnesota State Patrol, and Minneapolis police violated the…

Tech News Dell Cameron

Trump Campaign Accuses Snapchat, a Platform That Still Exists, of ‘Trying to Rig the Election’

Following Twitter’s lead on (finally) expressing its disapproval on the President’s inflammatory tweets, Snapchat has, well, snapped too. Snap, the company behind the Snapchat app, says it has stopped promoting Trump’s Snapchat account on its Discover home page for news and stories because his public comments on other platforms could incite violence, the New York…

Tech News Joanna Nelius

Google Facing $5 Billion Lawsuit for Tracking People Using Chrome’s Incognito Mode

While most people know that using “private” or “incognito” mode stops your browser from saving things like your history or cookies, those modes don’t fully prevent you from being tracked online. And in a new proposed class-action lawsuit filed on Tuesday, plaintiffs are seeking upwards of $5 billion in damages from Google for persistently tracking…

Tech News Sam Rutherford

Coronavirus Is Delaying MTA’s Completion of Contactless Subway Payments

New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority is delaying rollout of its contactless payment system for the subway and bus systems, which was originally scheduled for October. Now, as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, completion of the system is reportedly being pushed back into December. The system, OMNY, uses contactless credit cards or non-PIN-restricted debit…

Tech News Catie Keck

Do You Remember the Time Sega Made a Micro-Sized Self-Playing Grand Piano Too?

Yesterday, Sega revealed its Game Gear Micro throwback console and if you think putting just four retro games inside a tiny handheld with an even tinier screen was strange, the company has some even weirder gadgets in its back catalog, including a meticulously detailed miniature grand piano that plays all by itself. As Mat Taylor…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Feds Explore How to Hinder Google’s Search Dominance in Latest Antitrust Probe: Report

White House Propaganda Video Falsely Claims ‘Domestic Terrorists’ Planted Bricks for Protesters

Criterion Channel Lifts Paywall on Films by Black Filmmakers in Support of Black Lives Matter

Hulu Is the Latest Streaming Company to End Support for Older Devices

Every Feature in Sony’s Upcoming High-End Noise-Cancelling Headphones Just Leaked

Ban This Shit

Facebook Let a Politician Advocate Shooting Looters With His ‘Liberty Machine’

Signal’s Proving Why It’s The Protestor’s App Of Choice

Free Doom for Chromebooks Is a Better Google Gaming Deal Than Stadia

Quibi Qui-Boned

You’ll Soon Be Able to Buy That Distraction-Free Rotary Dial Cellphone

How to Dispose of Live Ammo Left by Police

How to Overclock Your CPU

It’s the 10th Anniversary of That Time Mark Zuckerberg Showed the World His True Sweaty Self

Things Are Looking Grim for AMC Theatres

Minneapolis Cops Sued for Shooting, Beating, and Gassing Over a Dozen Journalists

Trump Campaign Accuses Snapchat, a Platform That Still Exists, of ‘Trying to Rig the Election’

Google Facing $5 Billion Lawsuit for Tracking People Using Chrome’s Incognito Mode

Coronavirus Is Delaying MTA’s Completion of Contactless Subway Payments

Do You Remember the Time Sega Made a Micro-Sized Self-Playing Grand Piano Too?

Elon Musk’s Lawyer Claims Jury’s 420 ‘Joke’ Proves He Didn’t Receive a Fair Trial

‘Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice’ Is a Genre Blending Delight

Leaked Anthropic Model Presents ‘Unprecedented Cybersecurity Risks,’ Much to Pentagon’s Pleasure

Don’t miss out: Bitdefender, One of the World’s Best Antiviruses, Is Now on Sale

The Secret to Better Sperm? It’s Probably Already on Your Schedule

Lego Is Leaning Into Your Marvel Memories With a New Helicarrier Set

Toshiba’s 65-inch Smart Fire TV Now Matches 43-Inch Pricing After 44% Drop on Amazon

Kash Patel’s Email Account Hacked, Iran-Linked Group Takes Credit

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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